The Ottawas and Huron Flee to Wisconsin, 1656-1662.

1656--62: The Ottawas and Huron Flee to Wisconsin

The tribes of the eastern Great Lakes tried to take refuge in the upper Mississippi Valley and along the south shore of Lake Superior. This increased pressure on food supplies and other natural resources in Wisconsin. In 1661, Father Rene Menard, who had converted some in their original villages closer to Montreal, followed them west and became the first missionary to reach Wisconsin.